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Agents: Are you an IRS audit target? Premium Content

By Stephen Fishman, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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Every year, the Internal Revenue Service releases detailed statistics about who got audited the previous year. The stats for 2011, covering 2010 returns -- have recently come out and they paint an unpleasant picture for many real estate professionals -- particularly the successful ones.

The percentage of business and nonbusiness returns that got audited in 2011 is shown in the following chart:  more...

Fed chief calls economy like he sees it Premium Content

By Lou Barnes, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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Déjà vu all over again.

Another spring, another housing-recovery chorus. The grass turning green ... another turning of economic corner. The days are longer, oil prices are higher, a new fatal shortage nigh. With the vernal equinox, Fed easing must be overdone, bond yields are rising, the easing propelling inflation trading and the stock market.  more...

Auction firm pitching its services to homeowners

By Inman News, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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National real estate auction company Williams & Williams has launched a website designed to help homeowners decide whether to sell their home at auction.

The "Sell Your Home" Web portal includes an "Is Auction Right For Me?" survey, a timeline of the auction process, comparisons of auctions vs. traditional sales, an explanation of auction options and fees, and a rundown of the marketing involved to attract buyers.  more...

Survey: 68% of house hunters contact real estate pros after mobile search

By Inman News, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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More than two-thirds of prospective buyers who use a mobile device in their home search reported contacting a real estate professional for a showing as a result of their mobile search, according to a survey from property search site The Real Estate Book.  more...

Clear Capital automates reviews of appraisals, BPOs

By Inman News, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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Real estate data and valuation firm Clear Capital has launched an automated valuation review service for loan originators, servicers and investors, the company announced Wednesday.  more...

Foreclosure rates down in most markets

By Inman News, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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Foreclosure rates are lower than they were a year ago in 61 of the nation's 100 largest housing markets, according to a new analysis of loan data by CoreLogic.

CoreLogic counted 1.4 million homes in the foreclosure process during February, down 7.6 percent from a year ago.  more...

Sales of second homes soar to highest level since 2005 Premium Content

By Inman News, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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Sales of second homes, which include vacation and investment homes, soared in 2011 to their highest market share since the height of the housing boom, according to an annual report from the National Association of Realtors.

NAR’s 2012 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey includes 2,241 responses from U.S. households who bought either new or existing homes in 2011. The association conducted the survey in March 2012 and controlled for age and income.  more...

Why some cities grow, others decline

By Steve Bergsman, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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What causes some cities to grow while others decline?

There are multiple answers to this question: long-term population shifts, i.e., Rust Belt to Sun Belt; loss of headquarter companies; loss or gain from industry; preponderance of higher education opportunities, etc. Generally, a city declines in population due to a multiplication of factors, while a similar city prospers due to a different mix of the same factors.  more...

Programmable thermostat cuts energy costs

By Paul Bianchina, Friday, March 30, 2012.
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What if I told you it would be possible to slip an extra $180 in your pocket this year -- and every year after that -- and have a more comfortable home at the same time? That should be worth a trip to the home center, right?

A savings of $180 a year is what the U.S. Department of Energy estimates the average homeowner can achieve by installing and maintaining the settings on a programmable thermostat. And the great thing is, once the settings are programmed in, you can forget about them, so your house stays more comfortable, day and night, all year long.  more...

CoreLogic: 2.3M homeowners may qualify for 'HARP 2.0'

By Inman News, Thursday, March 29, 2012.
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Lenders are finding they can make a bundle refinancing underwater homeowners under the Obama administration's revamped Home Affordable Refinancing Program (HARP), and CoreLogic has rolled out a new service that helps loan originators identify eligible borrowers.

CoreLogic HARP 2.0 lead-list service searches the company's vast loan database, applying automated valuation models (AVMs), lien information, and other analytics to identify more than 2.3 million borrowers CoreLogic says have a "strong likelihood" of potential eligibility for HARP refinancing.  more...

Pressure on mortgage rates eases Premium Content

By Inman News, Thursday, March 29, 2012.
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After climbing for two weeks in a row, mortgage rates reversed course this week, with rates on 30-year fixed-rate loans again below 4 percent after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced worries about persistently high unemployment.

Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.99 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 29, down from 4.08 percent last week and 4.86 percent a year ago. Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages hit an all-time low in records dating to 1971 of 3.87 percent during the first three weeks of February.  more...

Trulia: Most popular U.S. cities for international house hunters

By Inman News, Thursday, March 29, 2012.
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Real estate search and marketing company Trulia analyzed its 2011 search traffic to determine its largest sources of visitors outside of the U.S., and also to determine which U.S. markets are most popular among those international visitors.

This report lists the 15 nations that are the source of most of Trulia's international searches. Canada tops the list with the highest volume of visits to Trulia, followed by the United Kingdom and Germany.  more...

48-hour bedbug rule may not fly

By Janet Portman, Thursday, March 29, 2012.
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Q: I've just signed a lease that has a clause about bedbugs. It says that I must report any evidence of bedbugs in my apartment within 48 hours of seeing it, and that if I don't, I'll be responsible for the cost of getting rid of them.

The lease also makes me agree to inspection without prior notice, when the purpose is to check for an infestation. Are these legal provisions? --Marcus D.  more...

A seller financing checklist

By Tara-Nicholle Nelson, Thursday, March 29, 2012.
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Q: We own a vacation condo in Florida. Due to a new investor coming in and purchasing 51 out of 232 units in the complex, banks and mortgage companies in the area are no longer financing any units for fear that the investor may go "belly up" and default (which would basically kill the homeowners association).

My unit has been on the market for more than a year awaiting a cash buyer, to no avail. What is your thought on offering "partial seller financing" (e.g., financing 50 percent of the sale, and requiring a 50 percent down payment)? --J. Getz  more...

7 mobile trends shaking up real estate Premium Content

By Bernice Ross, Thursday, March 29, 2012.
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Mobile technologies are revolutionizing the way real estate is being conducted at every level of the transaction. If you're not part of the mobile revolution, the time to get involved is now.

What are the mobile trends that will influence your business in the not-too-distant future? Here are some of the most important ones:  more...

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